jpdb beta

first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being

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cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood

1

terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

2

nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing

1

to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize

3

chopsticks

1

friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides

1

coffee cup

1

perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly

1

conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation

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steam; vapour; vapor

3

common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins

1

sugar

1

to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)

1

relatively; comparatively

2

unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)

1

Manchu-Han Imperial Feast; three-day feast of Chinese delicacies held during the Qing dynasty

1

cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration

1

plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)

2

pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black

1

spoon

2

to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin

2

to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain

1

to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)

1

somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why

1

inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)

1

to be surprised; to be astonished

2

powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging

1

alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay

1

clink; clatter; clang

1

fork; forkball

1

proclamation; official notice; touch; contact

1

I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one

1

to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly

1

huge success

1

(Western) soup

3

silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank

2

close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related

1

mosquito

1

to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity

1

sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen

3

look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes

1

to make merry; to be festive

1

to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch

5

seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be

1

to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct

2

retaliation; revenge

1

that sort of; like that

1

form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)

1

coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency

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